8-TROUBLESHOOTING
Startermotor-Troubleshooting
Problem
PossibleCauseCorrection
Thestartermotordoes
notrun
Toolowspecicgravityandbatterylevel
Inspectthebattery
Poorignitionswitchcircuitconnectionor
contact
Replacethewiringharnessandtheignition
switchorstartermotorrunstooslowly
Malfunctionofthecoilorofthemagnetic
switchpull-incylinder
Replacethemagneticswitch
Thestartermotorrunning
cannotcranktheengine
Thepiniongeardoesnotengagewiththe
ringgear
Repairorreplacetheclutchandthecontrol
lever
Slidingclutch
Replacetheclutch
AnomalousnoiseAnomalousbushingwearReplacestarter
Wearonpiniongearorringgeartoothtips
ForringgeardamagecontactCASE
Dealer
PoorpiniongearslidingReplacestarter
ThepiniongearspringsPoorignitionswitchreturnReplacetheignitionswitch
Fieldcoilloss.Magnetic
switchcoilburnt,etc.
Piniongeardisengagementfaultcausedby
acoilshortcircuitinthemagneticswitch
Replacethemagneticswitch
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